November 28, 1776

1776 November 28 (Thursday).  Town Meeting to see whether the Town consents to the General Courts forming a Body of Laws for this State: Whether the Town will send another Representative along with Capt. Maynard and To draw out every fourth Man of the Militia to go into the Army at New York.  N.B. Breck is one.  I went to Hopkinton Lecture.  I preached on Rev. 14.6.7, which may a divine Influence accompany, to my own soul and the Auditors!  I returned at Evening.  Capt. Morse gives me but a dark Account of the State of our Army New Yorkward.  May God help us, under our discouraging prospects!